The talk show host and actress shut down any further speculation in an interview on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast released Monday. The hour-long interview focused mostly on Oprah’s leading role in the HBO movie “The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks,” but she also spoke briefly about politics.

When asked if she believed she could defeat Donald Trump in 2020, Winfrey gave a response that might surprise some of her fans.

“I don’t know. I don’t know the answer to that,” she responded. “But I’ll never have to know the answer to that, because I will never run for public office,” she added. “That’s a pretty definitive thing.”

Is it wrong to be incredibly relieved by such an announcement?

Just imagine if an unhinged leftist celebrity tried to pull a Trump — and succeeded — landing in office as a senator — like Al Franken, for example. Oops. Too late.

Meet Allen West

Allen West was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia in the same neighborhood where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once preached. He is the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family.

During his 22 year career in the United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones: in Operation Desert Storm, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was a Battalion Commander in the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, and later in Afghanistan.